Business Analyst

UDR Consulting Inc • Charleston, WV

9d • Onsite

About The Position

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Business Analyst opportunity in Charleston, West Virginia. This role involves gathering and analyzing business needs, collaborating with IT teams on system integration, performing data analysis using SQL and BI tools, and participating in Agile development processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Advanced SQL.
• Data visualization (Power BI, Tableau).
• Tracking platforms (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis abilities.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or related field and a minimum of one (1) year of experience in the field or in a related area, OR a minimum of an Associate's degree from an accredited college, university, or business school in computer science or related field and a minimum of three (3) years of full-time computer programming experience, OR a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within application development.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with facilitating meetings or Joint Application.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in the review, analysis, and evaluation of business systems and user needs.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in preparing and documenting Functional and Technical Specifications for reporting and data warehouse work.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with relational database concepts, and client-server concepts.
• Excellent communications skills (both verbal and written) to communicate with various stakeholders including, but not limited to, project managers, business analysts, database administrators and application analysts as well as business policy staff and workers.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or IIBA credentials.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business needs into clear functional and non-functional specifications, user stories, and use cases.
• Collaborate with developers, data architects, and IT teams to ensure smooth software delivery and system integrations.
• Query, analyze, and validate data sets using SQL, Excel, and business intelligence reporting tools.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups within Agile or Scrum frameworks.
• Prepare solution options and risk identification.
• Create documents that contain detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
• Play an active role in acceptance testing, document results, reports issues and retests, as necessary.
• Adhere to project standards.
• Prepare and document Functional and Technical Specifications for reporting and data warehouse work.
• Assist with business warehouse/intelligence support and enhancements.
• Assist in deployment and management of end-user reporting tools and platforms.
• Work with IT and business project teams to understand reporting and data warehousing requirements and propose solutions.
• Provide reporting knowledge transfer training to other team members.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level